NLE Mac / Final Cut questions from 2003

Tim Tonner · September 12th, 2003, 09:40 AM

I'll check for that pass-through setting...I knew it had to be something like that! As for Stowe...autumn is fantastic. However, when it hits -35 in January, SoCal will sound pretty good! Thanks for the info.

Matt Stahley · September 12th, 2003, 10:59 AM

Boyd you can export to .avi within quicktime itself.

Stylianos Moschapidakis · September 12th, 2003, 02:18 PM

I just got a 120GB LaCie d2 hard drive. What do I have to do to format it, if at all? (I've go an eMac with OS 10.2)
Any additional advice is welcome.

Thank you.

Jeff Donald · September 12th, 2003, 05:55 PM

This is easy. Go to your Applications Folder>Utilities Folder>Disk Utility>Start Program.

In the left hand window your new drive should appear. Click once on it, to highlight the drive.

If you want to partition the drive click the Partition Tab. Set up the size and names of the partitions and when ready click the partition button in the lower right.

If you want to use OS 9 click the box to enable OS 9 drivers.

Ted Springer · September 12th, 2003, 09:51 PM

I'd like to at least double the amount of RAM in my dual 1 Ghz G4 (mirrored drive doors, noisy fans, DDR RAM, etc). Is there any particular brand of RAM that is recommended that will get along with what is already installed? Also are there any particular dealers (online) recommended with good prices and reliable service?

Thanks.

Bud Kuenzli · September 12th, 2003, 11:23 PM

chip merchant is one good source NT

Ted Springer · September 13th, 2003, 12:48 AM

Actually I am looking for RAM for the Mac (described above), not an NT system. Thanks.

Anyway you have a link to this "chip merchant"? What is it? can anyone recommend specific RAM?

Glenn Chan · September 13th, 2003, 11:44 AM

The RAM you want is probably kingston or crucial. Anyways, no one needs to remember this. Pretend you are buying "mac RAM" (google search that) and find I site where you have to enter in what your Mac is. You will find the RAM that is from the right manufacturer (generic doesn't count, stay away from that), speed (DDR-something), and brand (manufacturers usually have high performance RAM and normal RAM- you probably want the normal RAM because you don't get an advantage from better RAM).

newegg.com has good prices for computer parts (don't know about RAM). crucial.com has an online store for crucial RAM. There are some "hot deals" websites around on the internet if you can wait for a hot deal.

Darrell Hinton · September 14th, 2003, 12:35 AM

Does anyone know of a web site that has a descriptive explanation of 1. all of the functions of Cinema Tools and 2. how to properly use these functions? Thanks for any help.

Stylianos Moschapidakis · September 14th, 2003, 03:44 PM

Thank you for your reply, Jeff.

Actually there was no need for me to format the drive because it comes preformatted. So all I had to do was to plug it in.

Stylianos Moschapidakis · September 14th, 2003, 03:55 PM

Done search on this but wasn't able to find an answer.

I just copied 3 short video projects from my eMac's hard drive to my external Lacie d2 120GB drive. Now whenever I open two of these projects (either from my eMac's internal HD or from the Lacie one) , I get the following message in iMovie 2.1.2:

"Found 1 file that does not belong in this project"

And it asks me whether I want to trash that file or leave it alone. So far I have chosen the "Leave the file alone" option. The project nevertheless seems to function properly. I have been using iMovie for some 6 months now and never had any problem.

Can anyone guess why I'm getting this message? Is there a solution to/workaround for this?

Any help will be greatly appreciate it.

Thank you.

Glenn Chan · September 14th, 2003, 06:26 PM

Move the 1 files that doesn't belong out of the media folder?

Stylianos Moschapidakis · September 14th, 2003, 08:27 PM

Well, yes, that would have been a way to relosve this issue. However, I have checked the media folder and found no file that doesn't belong to my project. In other words, all the files in the media folder are being used.

Todd Szuch · September 15th, 2003, 12:02 AM

I'm exporting a clip thats going to be played on television. So end time must be specific. In my timeline i have the clips ending at 28m.30s. But my "End media" is up till 28.31? so when i export the clips into a single quicktime file it says my clips are total time of 28.31, but they arnt!? I'm very confused over this, cause now i have to edit out a portion of the ending of the show, and it makes the ending, end just a little too quickly. Can someone help with why it does this? and how can i fix it?!!

Thanks in advance,
Todd

Ken Tanaka · September 15th, 2003, 12:25 AM

What editing platform are you using? (Mac or PC? Final Cut Pro? Avid? Premiere? Vegas?)

How are you performing the export from your editor?

September 12th, 2003, 02:18 PM	#978
Stylianos Moschapidakis Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA/Crete, Greece Posts: 189	Never done this before, don't want to mess up I just got a 120GB LaCie d2 hard drive. What do I have to do to format it, if at all? (I've go an eMac with OS 10.2) Any additional advice is welcome. Thank you. __________________ Stelios G.M.

September 12th, 2003, 05:55 PM	#979
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	This is easy. Go to your Applications Folder>Utilities Folder>Disk Utility>Start Program. In the left hand window your new drive should appear. Click once on it, to highlight the drive. If you want to partition the drive click the Partition Tab. Set up the size and names of the partitions and when ready click the partition button in the lower right. If you want to use OS 9 click the box to enable OS 9 drivers. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

September 12th, 2003, 09:51 PM	#980
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	RAM Recommendations? I'd like to at least double the amount of RAM in my dual 1 Ghz G4 (mirrored drive doors, noisy fans, DDR RAM, etc). Is there any particular brand of RAM that is recommended that will get along with what is already installed? Also are there any particular dealers (online) recommended with good prices and reliable service? Thanks.

September 12th, 2003, 11:23 PM	#981
Bud Kuenzli Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 197	chip merchant is one good source NT chip merchant is one good source NT __________________ on the Internet, when you get where you're going you still don't know where you are

September 14th, 2003, 12:35 AM	#984
Darrell Hinton Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 77	Cinema Tools Does anyone know of a web site that has a descriptive explanation of 1. all of the functions of Cinema Tools and 2. how to properly use these functions? Thanks for any help.

September 12th, 2003, 09:40 AM	#976
Tim Tonner Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: stowe, vt Posts: 45	I'll check for that pass-through setting...I knew it had to be something like that! As for Stowe...autumn is fantastic. However, when it hits -35 in January, SoCal will sound pretty good! Thanks for the info.

September 12th, 2003, 10:59 AM	#977
Matt Stahley Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Waynesboro, PA Posts: 648	Boyd you can export to .avi within quicktime itself.

September 13th, 2003, 12:48 AM	#982
Ted Springer Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Glendale CA Posts: 328	Actually I am looking for RAM for the Mac (described above), not an NT system. Thanks. Anyway you have a link to this "chip merchant"? What is it? can anyone recommend specific RAM?

September 13th, 2003, 11:44 AM	#983
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	The RAM you want is probably kingston or crucial. Anyways, no one needs to remember this. Pretend you are buying "mac RAM" (google search that) and find I site where you have to enter in what your Mac is. You will find the RAM that is from the right manufacturer (generic doesn't count, stay away from that), speed (DDR-something), and brand (manufacturers usually have high performance RAM and normal RAM- you probably want the normal RAM because you don't get an advantage from better RAM). newegg.com has good prices for computer parts (don't know about RAM). crucial.com has an online store for crucial RAM. There are some "hot deals" websites around on the internet if you can wait for a hot deal.

September 14th, 2003, 03:44 PM	#985
Stylianos Moschapidakis Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA/Crete, Greece Posts: 189	Thank you for your reply, Jeff. Actually there was no need for me to format the drive because it comes preformatted. So all I had to do was to plug it in. __________________ Stelios G.M.

September 14th, 2003, 03:55 PM	#986
Stylianos Moschapidakis Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA/Crete, Greece Posts: 189	Found 1 file that doesn't belong in this project? Done search on this but wasn't able to find an answer. I just copied 3 short video projects from my eMac's hard drive to my external Lacie d2 120GB drive. Now whenever I open two of these projects (either from my eMac's internal HD or from the Lacie one) , I get the following message in iMovie 2.1.2: "Found 1 file that does not belong in this project" And it asks me whether I want to trash that file or leave it alone. So far I have chosen the "Leave the file alone" option. The project nevertheless seems to function properly. I have been using iMovie for some 6 months now and never had any problem. Can anyone guess why I'm getting this message? Is there a solution to/workaround for this? Any help will be greatly appreciate it. Thank you. __________________ Stelios G.M.

September 14th, 2003, 06:26 PM	#987
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Move the 1 files that doesn't belong out of the media folder?

September 14th, 2003, 08:27 PM	#988
Stylianos Moschapidakis Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cambridge, MA/Crete, Greece Posts: 189	Well, yes, that would have been a way to relosve this issue. However, I have checked the media folder and found no file that doesn't belong to my project. In other words, all the files in the media folder are being used. __________________ Stelios G.M.

September 15th, 2003, 12:02 AM	#989
Todd Szuch Tourist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4	end media?!? I'm exporting a clip thats going to be played on television. So end time must be specific. In my timeline i have the clips ending at 28m.30s. But my "End media" is up till 28.31? so when i export the clips into a single quicktime file it says my clips are total time of 28.31, but they arnt!? I'm very confused over this, cause now i have to edit out a portion of the ending of the show, and it makes the ending, end just a little too quickly. Can someone help with why it does this? and how can i fix it?!! Thanks in advance, Todd

September 15th, 2003, 12:25 AM	#990
Ken Tanaka Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,943	What editing platform are you using? (Mac or PC? Final Cut Pro? Avid? Premiere? Vegas?) How are you performing the export from your editor? __________________ Lady X Films: A lady with a boring wardrobe...and a global mission. Hey, you don't have enough stuff! Buy with confidence from our sponsors. Hand-picked as the best in the business...Really! See some of my work one frame at a time: www.KenTanaka.com